"old oak as a symbol of the German people, rooted in the landscape; Jens Christian Jensen sees it as a link between the past and the present; and Charlotte Margarethe de Prybram-Gladona sees it as a symbol of loneliness. The Lonely Tree The Lonely Tree (German: ""Der einsame Baum"") is an 1822 oil-on-canvas painting by German painter Caspar David Friedrich. It measures . The work depicts a panoramic view of a romantic landscape of plains with mountains in the background. A solitary oak tree dominates the foreground. An ancient oak stands at the centre of the painting, clearly damaged but"
"National Trust (typeface) National Trust is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Paul Barnes for the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is a corporate font family and not available for licensing. National Trust is based on an inscription dated around 1748 on the Stourhead estate, part-owned by the National Trust since 1946. The inscription on which the font is based is an epigram, ""The Nymph of the Spring,"" in the grotto beside the lake where a statue of a nymph sleeps, and is in a mostly sans-serif style, one of the first such uses of the"
"Royal Navy was often described as ‘The Wooden Walls of Old England’ (a paraphrase of the Delphic Oracle) and the Navy’s official quick march is ""Heart of Oak"". In folklore, the Major Oak is where Robin Hood is purportedly to have taken shelter. Furthermore, the oak is the most common woodland tree in England. An oak tree has been depicted on the reverse of the pound coin (the 1987 and 1992 issues) and a sprig of oak leaves and acorns is the emblem of the National Trust. Grandinin/roburin E, castalagin/vescalagin, gallic acid, monogalloyl glucose (glucogallin) and valoneic acid dilactone, monogalloyl"
"Tree of Ontario, Canada. In the United States it is the State Tree of Maine (as of 1945) and Michigan (as of 1955). Its ""pine cone and tassel"" is also the State Flower of Maine. Sprigs of eastern white pine were worn as badges as a symbol of Vermont identity during the Vermont Republic and are depicted in a stained glass window in the Vermont State House, on the Flag of Vermont, and on the naval ensign of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Maine. The 1901 Maine Flag prominently featured the tree during its brief tenure as"
"The oak tree is a symbol of England, representing strength and endurance. The Royal Oak symbol and Oak Apple Day commemorate the escape of King Charles II from the grasp of the parliamentarians after his father's execution: he hid in an oak tree to avoid detection before safely reaching exile. The Royal Arms of England, a national coat of arms featuring three lions, originated with its adoption by Richard the Lionheart in 1198. It is blazoned as ""gules, three lions passant guardant or"" and it provides one of the most prominent symbols of England; it is similar to the traditional"
"of the Royal Oak) and the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, and formerly of the Progressive Democrats in Ireland and the Democrats of the Left in Italy. In the cultural arena, the oakleaf is the symbol of the National Trust (UK), The Woodland Trust, and The Royal Oak Foundation. In Greek mythology, the oak is the tree sacred to Zeus, king of the gods. In Zeus's oracle in Dodona, Epirus, the sacred oak was the centerpiece of the precinct, and the priests would divine the pronouncements of the god by interpreting the rustling of the oak's leaves. In Baltic"
"oak branches are thus displayed on some German coins, both of the former Deutsche Mark and the current Euro currency. In 2004 the Arbor Day Foundation held a vote for the official National Tree of the United States of America. In November 2004, the United States Congress passed legislation designating the oak as America's National Tree. Other countries have also designated the oak as their national tree including Bulgaria, Cyprus (Golden Oak), England, Estonia, France, Germany, Moldova, Jordan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Wales. The oak is the emblem of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, as a vast amount"
"United States Navy Staff corps officers. Oak leaves are embroidered onto the covers (hats) worn by field grade officers and flag officers in the United States armed services. If a member of the United States Army or Air Force earns multiple awards of the same medal, then instead of wearing a ribbon or medal for each award, he or she wears one metal representation of an ""oak leaf cluster"" attached to the appropriate ribbon for each subsequent award. The oak tree is used as a symbol by a number of political parties. It is the symbol of Toryism (on account"
"the National Trust of Australia in 1999. Melbourne, his hometown, has taken him into their hearts. Not only has there been a Leunig tram but Leunig featured strongly in the opening ceremony of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. In this performance, the philosophical and mystical nature of his work was on display. It featured a ""boy and his duck"" and the boy's dreams and visions. Leunig was heard reading a stanza of his poem as a voice-over. Leunig was also the creator of a popular iGoogle theme. ""Metrosideros leunigii"", the oldest described fossil species of the flowering plant genus Metrosideros,"
"Trust Board in 1975 as a charitable trust, donating the arboretum to the trust to safeguard it for future generations. Of all the arboreta of the Southern Hemisphere, Eastwoodhill Arboretum is said to have the largest collection of trees of the temperate climate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. It includes some 4,000 different trees, shrubs and climbers, including 170 species currently on the IUCN world endangered species list. The history of Eastwoodhill Arboretum will remain permanently connected with the life of William Douglas Cook (1884–1967). Douglas Cook, ""Cookie"" to his close friends, was born 28 October 1884 at New Plymouth,"
"Charter Oak The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree growing on Wyllys Hyll in Hartford, Connecticut in the United States, from around the 12th or 13th century until it fell during a storm in 1856. According to tradition, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within the hollow of the tree to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter. In 1935, for Connecticut's tercentennial, it was also depicted on both a commemorative half dollar and a postage stamp. Dutch explorer Adrian"
"National Trust property near Wimborne Minster in Dorset. This leaf, which came from Ecclesiasticus III-IV, had been used as a covering for documents which had also come from the Willoughby family of Wollaton. The leaf is now on long-term loan to the British Library. Ceolfrid Bible The Ceolfrid Bible (London, British Library, MS Add. 45025) is a fragment of a late 7th or early 8th century Bible. It is almost certainly a portion of one of the three single-volume Bibles ordered made by Ceolfrid, Abbot of Monkwearmouth-Jarrow. It is closely related to the Codex Amiatinus, which is the only surviving"
"shaws, ponds, meadows, and heath. The National Trust area is a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI) which contains a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Both sites are overseen by Runnymede Borough Council. The National Trust holding includes: Long Mede is a meadow north of the ancient ""mede"" (meadow) of Runnymede towards Old Windsor and has been used for centuries to provide good-quality hay from the alluvial pasture. Runnymede itself lies towards Egham. It is likely that Runnymede proper was the site of the sealing of Magna Carta, although the Magna Carta Memorial (see below) stands on Long Mede, and"
"Maple leaf The maple leaf is the characteristic leaf of the maple tree, and is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada. By the early 1700s, the maple leaf had been adopted as an emblem by the French Canadians along the Saint Lawrence River. Its popularity with French Canadians continued and was reinforced when, at the inaugural meeting of the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste in 1834, the maple leaf was one of numerous emblems proposed to represent the society. Speaking in its favour, Jacques Viger, the first mayor of Montreal, described the maple as ""the king of our forest; ... the"
"occupied by the 19th century. It is a low-ceilinged, two-storey, timber-framed building with a thatched roof. Part of the house was rebuilt in the 17th century. It is commonly said that a detail on a cornice wood carving of an oak leaf, may have inspired the National Trust's emblem, but there is no evidence to prove that claim. It has a rare chalk and sour milk floor. Outside there is a small but well-planted cottage garden, which was designed by Graham Stuart Thomas. The house is open to the public. The 1895 decision by the National Trust about the approach"
"1947, James Hamlyn Willis gave the shrub its current botanical name. It is not considered to be at risk in the wild. It is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory and appears in stylised form on the official flag with seven rather than five petals. Gossypium sturtianum Gossypium sturtianum, or Sturt's desert rose, is a woody shrub, closely related to cultivated cotton, found in most mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory. It is also known as the Darling River rose, cotton rosebush and Australian cotton. The plant has a life span of about 10 years, growing from"
"generals use maple leaf symbols. There are 10 species naturally growing in the country, with at least one in each province. Although the idea of the tree as a national symbol originally hailed from the province of Quebec where the sugar maple is significant, today's arboreal emblem of Canada rather refers to a generic maple. The design on the flag is an eleven-point stylization modeled after a sugar maple leaf (which normally bears 23 points). It is also in the name of Canadian ice hockey club Toronto Maple Leafs. The first attested use of the word was in 1260 as"
"Liberty Tree The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston near Boston Common, in the years before the American Revolution. In 1765, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree. The tree became a rallying point for the growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American colonies, and the ground surrounding it became known as Liberty Hall. The Liberty Tree was felled by Loyalist Nathaniel Coffin Jr. in August 1775. In 1765 the British government imposed a Stamp Act on the American colonies. It required"
"of a golden open crown with five fleurons. The lion holds a golden baton, with five red fleur-de-lis. At the bottom of the external shield, on a white scarf, the motto of the ministry is written in black: . The open crown symbolizes perfection, and by extension, independence. The fleur-de-lis stands for the nobility, dignity, and by extension the goodness. The sceptre represents the authority, the equilibrium, the civil administration. The lion stands for power, authority, force, wisdom and energy in the service of good. This element was introduced in early 2008. The heraldic ensigns of the National Archives consist"
"Countryside Trust veteran tree survey. The tree was granted temporary TPO protection in December 2015 following an eight-year campaign by a local author; this was upgraded to a permanent TPO in March 2016. As a local landmark, the tree features in the logo of the local primary school, and the village newsletter is named after it. Bicycle Tree (Trossachs) The Bicycle Tree is a veteran tree near Brig o' Turk in the Trossachs, Scotland. Dating from the late 19th century, the tree grew in or near to the scrap heap of the village blacksmith and has encapsulated several metal objects"
"Tree Register of the National Trust. An ""Ulmus plumosa"" (a synonym of 'Exoniensis' in continental Europe), of ""elegant and pyramidal shape"" and ""dark green foliage"", appeared in the 1902 catalogue of the Bobbink and Atkins nursery, Rutherford, New Jersey. Bean (1936) noted a large old specimen, 12 feet in girth, in the garden of the Old Vicarage, Bitton, Gloucestershire. A 180-year-old specimen in Hamburg has attained a height of 28 m and a trunk diameter of 1.45 m. The UK TROBI Champion tree is in Scotland, at Baxter Gardens, Dundee, measuring 15 m high by 103 cm d.b.h. in 2004."
"also campaigned for the creation of the National Trust. Its founders and early members included John Stuart Mill, Lord Eversley, William Morris, Sir Robert Hunter, and Octavia Hill. The last two founded the National Trust in 1895 along with Canon Rawnsley. Lord Eversley, as George Lefevre, was a Liberal MP and became a junior minister at the Board of Trade in Gladstone’s government. He held a variety of posts including Commissioner of Works. He opened Hampton Court Park, Kew Gardens and Regent’s Park to the public. Over the last century and a half the Society has preserved commons for the"
"and ironic symbol due to it flying atop the very structure the British had sought to harvest the white pine for. Well into the 20th century, the pine tree was a symbol of New England. The state of Maine adopted the 1901 Maine Flag which prominently featured a pine tree alongside a blue star. The phrase is a particular expression of the right of revolution used by British philosopher John Locke in ""Second Treatise on Civil Government"" which was published in 1690 as part of ""Two Treatises of Government"" refuting the theory of the divine right of kings. Locke's works"
"Pine Tree Flag The Tree Flag (or Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution. The flag, featuring a pine tree flag with the motto ""An Appeal to God"" or, more usually, ""An Appeal to Heaven"" was used originally by a squadron of six cruisers commissioned under George Washington's authority as commander in chief of the Continental Army in October 1775. It was also used by Massachusetts state navy vessels in addition to privateers sailing from Massachusetts. The design of the flag came from General Washington's secretary, Colonel Joseph Reed. In a letter dated"
"as the state tree of New Jersey. The Live Oak is the state tree of Georgia, USA. The oak is a national symbol from the Basque Country, specially in the province of Biscay. The oak is a symbol of the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; the coat-of-arms and flag of Oakland, California feature the oak and the logo of the East Bay Regional Park District is an oak leaf. The coat-of-arms of Vest-Agder, Norway, and Blekinge, Sweden, features oak trees. The coat-of-arms of the municipality Eigersund, Norway features an oak leaf. Oak leaves are traditionally an important"
"Parliament House. Separation Tree The Separation tree was a heritage listed ""Eucalyptus camaldulensis"" tree, commonly known as a red river gum, located in the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne in Victoria. Found on the Tennyson Lawn the tree was one of two original river red gums that were along the banks of the swampy billabong which makes up part of the Ornamental Lake. The tree was a Melbourne landmark and is best known as the site where the citizens of the city congregated on 15 November 1850 to celebrate when the news that Victoria was to separate from the"
"emblem. The ""broomscod"", or seed-pod, was the personal emblem of Charles VI of France. Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius, the common broom or Scotch broom, syn. ""Sarothamnus scoparius"", is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. In Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom, but this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom, and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification. In other English-speaking countries, the most prevalent common name is Scotch broom (or Scot's broom); It is known as English broom in Australia."
"Zouch, it is in the middle of the National Forest. The Woodland Trust Jubilee project is a UK-wide project to encourage the planting of trees - especially native broadleaved trees - to mark the Diamond Jubilee. The target is to get 6 million trees planted by this process. Many hundreds of individuals and organisations have joined this scheme, and will be recorded in a 'Royal Record' similar to the 1936-37 Royal Record of tree plantings for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Amongst these many new trees and woodlands, it is hoped that 60 sites, each of"
"for the carvings in St. Paul's Cathedral, Windsor Castle, and Chatsworth. It is also commonly used for lightweight projects such as carved spoons, light furniture, bee hives and honeycomb frames. ""Tilia cordata"" is the national tree of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. The leaf of ""Tilia cordata"" is also considered a national symbol of Slovenia. Tilia cordata Tilia cordata (small-leaved lime, occasionally littleleaf linden or small-leaved linden) is a species of ""Tilia"" native to much of Europe. It is found from Britain through central Fennoscandia, to central Russia, and south to central Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania,"
"be a fifteenth-century forgery. In English, it runs:Nymph of the Grot, these sacred springs I keep<br>And to the murmur of these waters sleep<br>Ah spare my slumbers, gently tread the cave<br>And drink in silence, or in silence lave. National Trust (typeface) National Trust is a humanist sans-serif typeface designed by Paul Barnes for the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is a corporate font family and not available for licensing. National Trust is based on an inscription dated around 1748 on the Stourhead estate, part-owned by the National Trust since 1946. The inscription on which the font is"
"the National Trust, with the roof, ceilings and floors having fallen into the basement, leaving just one room intact. One of the footballs kicked across no-man's land on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in 1916 were among the thousands of historic items destroyed, but the six Victoria Crosses thought to have been destroyed were replicas - the originals were held in a bank vault. Although some paintings and furniture were rescued by staff, many tapestries and some items of porcelain were heavily damaged. A large portrait of Richard Onslow, 1st Baron Onslow who was Speaker of"
"national symbol. However, it was the 1888 poem ""Lo Pi de les Tres Branques"" by the poet Fr Jacint Verdaguer, published in his anthology """", which brought the tree to widespread attention, converting what was mainly a local religious symbol into a significant secular national symbol. In his poem, Jacint Verdaguer created the so-called 'legend' of the king-child King James I of Aragon who after being released from captivity in Narbonne (France) travelled with his retinue through Catalonia back to his seat at Monzón in Aragon, supposedly spending one of the nights sleeping under Pi de les Tres Branques, and"
"Charter for Trees, Woods and People The Woodland Trust is leading 70 organisations in the call for a Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The Charter of the Forest was first signed on 6 November 1217 as a sister charter to the Magna Carta from which it had evolved. Some minor changes were made to it, before it was reissued in 1225. It was then joined with Magna Carta in the Confirmation of Charters in 1297. A Charter of the Forest was signed by Henry III to set down rights for people to access the sustainable benefits of the woods,"